Spacecraft business Space Machines Company (SMC) intends to begin assembly at the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) in Western Sydney later this year. According to a statement from the government on Saturday, SMC will set up at the AMRF at Bradfield aiming “to develop hyperscale production capability” for its satellites. The AMRF is…
Applications have opened for the NSW government’s Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Ventures Program, which offers grants between $20,000 to $75,000 to companies to help progress a product “along the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale between 3 and 9”. According to a statement on Monday, the program was recently revamped following a review by former Tech…
The NSW government says that over 30 Going Global Export Programs and Going Global Trade Missions will be delivered over the next 12 months, which are expected to support 350 NSW businesses, with two thirds of these in “manufacturing and the clean energy economy”. Publishing a forward agenda for the year’s programs and trade missions…
The NSW government has announced a $650,000 grant to the University of Wollongong (UoW) supporting research into hydrogen pipeline safety, mentioning the university as “the only institution in Australia” capable of conducting “this type of hydrogen pipeline testing”. According to a statement from NSW industry minister Anoulack Chanthivong (pictured) on Monday, the two-year research program…
Sharkskin-inspired aerospace company MicroTau, mineral processor Novalith Technologies and solar farm equipment maker 5B are among 13 companies awarded a total of approximately $26.2 million in Clean Technology Innovation grants. According to a statement from NSW industry minister Anoulack Chanthivong and others on Tuesday, the assistance is for “developing and implementing technologies that don’t currently…
Cobalt refinery contract signed Mining and mineral processing company Cobalt Blue announced on Thursday that it has signed a contract with Glencore to supply up to 50 per cent of the Kwinana Cobalt Refinery’s (KCR) feedstock needs for the first three years of operation. Calling it “a crucial milestone in KCR’s development”, the company said…
The NSW government has released its decadal innovation plan, which it says will build on the state’s current strengths including attracting 65 per cent of the nation’s venture capital investment and hosting five of eight “unicorn” enterprises (a privately-owned startup worth over $1 billion.) In a statement on Monday, the NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035 was…
The NSW government has launched a pilot program budgeted at $800,000, providing lean manufacturing audits to regional SME (between 20 and 200 full-time employees) companies. The Lean Manufacturing Pilot Program opened on Thursday and will accept applications until March 31 at 4 pm. According to the program info on the NSW government’s website the pilot…
The NSW government has released its industry policy, linking three missions: Housing, Net Zero & Energy Transition, and Local Manufacturing, with the latter including what it says are “ambitious” targets around growth in value added and local content in rolling transport stock. According to a statement from trade and industry minister Anoulack Chanthivong on Wednesday,…
Sydney’s HB11 Energy, which is pursuing “fusion technology for sustainable baseload energy”, says it is a step closer to this goal after signing an agreement with the world’s top high-power laser research infrastructure provider, ELI ERIC. In a statement on Monday, HB11 said its new partner provides “coordinated access to three world-class laser facilities, aiming…